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Athletes from around the world navigated the bobsled track at Mt. Van Hoevenberg Saturday for the mountain's first para-bobsleigh World Cup event.

"This is the first para-bobsled World Cup ever to be held at the Lake Placid track, which is the most exciting thing ever to happen in the entire world." said Kim Seevers, Adaptive Sports Foundation program development and grants director. "It's more exciting than I can even tell you."

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Twelve athletes competed in the events over the four-day event, with Great Britain's Corie Mapp taking home first prize Saturday morning.

Barry Schroeder competed for the U.S.

"I'm really excited to be here," he said." There's been some other adaptive programs here, but this is the first time we've been here. It's really been a great experience."

Schroeder is a below-the-knee amputee. He lost his left leg in a motorcycle accident in 2012.

Schroeder was hit while doing a charity run, raising money for someone killed in a motorcycle accident.

"Now we're here sliding having fun and making friends all over the world," he said.

The athletes ride alone in a mono-bob. Amputees race alongside athletes with injuries to their spinal cords and others.

The U.S. Department of Veterans affairs awarded a grant to the Adaptive Sports Foundation in 2015, funding para-bobsledding and skeleton programs, Seever said.

Seever said while it took a little convincing, she was thrilled to see the a World Cup event come to Lake Placid.

"These are world class athletes and it would be a valuable thing for them to do, for us to do and a great thing to do for the veterans," she said.

The International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF) competition ran from Nov. 28 through Dec. 2, 2017.

Organizers hoped the sport would continue to gain popularity among crowds and para-athletes.

"I'd like to say thank you to the people from ORDA, the track manager and everything for having an open mind and being open to having this crew come here because it's new," Seever said.

Para-bobsleigh will make its Paralympic Olympic debut in 2022 in Beijing, China.